Quarterly Meeting at Santa Rosa by Stephen Nelson Haskell

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jul 24, 1879

Quarterly Meeting at Santa Rosa.

By Stephen Nelson Haskell

THIS meeting was well represented from Bloomfield, Petaluma, and Healdsburg. The blessing of the Lord was with us to some extent. Bro. Edson White was present and made some timely remarks and suggestions in the Sabbath-school work, which were appreciated. Elder Healey was present, but his health did not permit him to preach at all. Bro. White spoke evening after the Sabbath to good acceptance. Sabbath night I visited a Bro. Bartlett of Bloomfield, thirteen miles distant, who had designed to attend the meeting with his family, but fell from a load of hay Friday, and his entire system below his neck was hopelessly paralyzed. On Monday night I visited him again in company with Bro. Chapman, and held a meeting in the neighborhood.

Here is a small company of earnest workers in the missionary work and Sabbath-school interest. As the result of their labor a number have already commenced to keep the Sabbath, and quite an interest to hear and read on these subjects is manifested by others.

On Tuesday afternoon we held a meeting with the friends in Petaluma. We hope some good was accomplished. God is willing to work for his people when they will open the door of their hearts and invite him. If our worldly interest is of such importance we cannot sacrifice our time and talents to the service of Christ, he will not bestow upon us the blessings he has in store for us. "He made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them." Had the disciples been indifferent as to whether the Saviour abode with them or not, they would have lost the precious privilege of supping with him. "Did not our hearts burn within us?" said they, after he was gone. According to the interest we take, the sacrifice we make, to meet and hold converse with the Son of God, so we shall enjoy his blessing and be profited by his presence.

S. N. HASKELL.